As a passionate believer in the whole VMUG experience both as a presenter and as a member of the audience. I want to spread the world about the next event which will be staged in Manchester on 25th February 2015. For those who don’t know the background, and there is always more than one who […]

Just in case you are not aware of the VMUG event’s and what they are, here’s a quick snip “VMware User Group (VMUG) is an independent, global, customer-led organization, created to maximize members’ use of VMware and partner solutions through knowledge sharing, training, collaboration, and events. With over 100,000 members worldwide, we are the largest […]

One of the most frustrating things I have found, is the Calendar booking process. By default I appear to be forced into 30 minute slots – this is way too inflexible. After doing a little digging, I found that in 2010 I can change the slot time down to 5 minutes. In the example […]

While I was at VeeamOn Las Vegas, back in October 2014 – I was asked if I could do a 10 minute vBrown Bag about something interesting (now there’s a challenge). Having just come off the back of a double Data Centre upgrade at work, that appeared to be the ideal subject matter. In essence, I […]

This article is as much a discussion document as it is a summary of my existing backup strategy. My aim is to open the discussion up and see if together we can’t form a Best Practice for this type of scenario. So here it is, a simplified description of the backup strategy which I employ […]